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government contracting?
Government contracting is a more complex, involved business process than what is usually found in the private sector.
Workshops
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Federal Contracting Series by SBA & PTAC: Using Debt Strategically to Grow Your Government Contracting Business
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A Primer on Service Contract Labor Standards – McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA)
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DIBBS Masterclass – System Overview, Searching For Opportunities, and How To Bid An Opportunity
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To Bid Or Not To Bid? How To Tell And What To Do Next
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Forest Service Northwest Zone Industry Day
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Training Videos
PTAC is now posting videos of our popular webinars.
News
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DoD Alaska-Wide Virtual Industry Event- Partnering for a Successful Future
The 673rd Contracting Squadron from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) is hosting the first annual Alaska-Wide Department of Defense (DoD) Virtual Industry Event. This year’s theme is Partnering for a Successful Future. This event is the first of its kind as …
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If You Plan to Use the SBA’s Template for a JV Agreement, Read This First
If you’re setting up your first joint venture under the SBA’s rules, you may be tempted to download the SBA’s template joint venture agreement and use it as-is. But, as of the date of this post, the SBA’s template joint venture agreement …
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Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Rate Increased to $15.00 an Hour
President Biden signed an executive order (Biden Order) that will increase the applicable minimum wage rate to be paid to workers performing work on or in connection with federal contracts from $10.95 to $15.00 per hour beginning January 1, 2022. …
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Final CMMC rule expected to be finished in about a month
The final Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) rule that will require all contractors to have third-party inspections of their networks prior to working with the Department of Defense will get its final tweaks within the next 30-40 days, the program’s lead …
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GSA – COVID-19 PPE Sources Sought
The General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Office of General Supplies and Services (GSS) and Central Office Acquisition Division’s seeking information related to how interested contractors could provide the following item(s): Level 1 Surgical Masks Nitrile Examination Gloves …
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New to the Alaska PTAC?
We work with all levels of businesses – from those working towards their first contract to experienced government contractors.
Are you already a PTAC client?
Tell the Defense Logistics Agency how we are doing.
The Alaska PTAC
Alaska PTAC provides procurement training, counseling, and solicitation support throughout the state, and helps Alaskan businesses keep informed of government contracting opportunities through our Bid Match program.
Our staff possess diverse backgrounds in government procurement at the federal, state, and local level, and regularly participate in training activities to further their professional development. This helps us keep pace with the ongoing changes in policies and procedures that impact the acquisition marketplace.
The Alaska PTAC is a program of the UAA Business Enterprise Institute and funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the Defense Logistics Agency.
How the Alaska PTAC Helps Businesses
- Free services provided throughout the state
- Identify and explain contracting opportunities at federal, state and local government levels
- Advise businesses how to apply for small business certifications such as woman-owned and veteran-owned
- Ongoing workshops, webinars, trainings and match-making events
- Confidential one-on-one technical assistance
Over $2,000,000,000 in contracts were awarded to PTAC clients last year
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